gboticus
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
- Car(s)
- 2019 R DSG
Not quite ready to talk about that yet. Still too much in the air.What's the power goal?
Not quite ready to talk about that yet. Still too much in the air.What's the power goal?
The tiny little plaque on the engine that says VRT 550, is that the horsepower?HPA hosted a show and shine today and 2.5VRT build #1 and #2 were front and center at the booth. And they had a dressed up engine on display too.
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Not the final design for the shroud and head covering. Sounds like they want to coat the head cover in the iconic golf R blue colour and add some custom shrouding and heat shielding.
Also got to check out this sweet Formula V car while there. oh man if I had the space to store and work on one.
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It's possible as an absolute floor for the first turbo setup. But honestly, until there's a dyno plot it's almost anyone's guess and that should at least be the floor. We know the engine is capable of more with a bigger turbo than factory but we need to break bedrock somewhere. Since no one's built these engines up anywhere on the planet there's no aftermarket support for tuning or parts so everything's gotta be developed in-house or with their R&D partner in Germany.The tiny little plaque on the engine that says VRT 550, is that the horsepower?
Yes, but that is not the same engine. We know VR6 are very capable but no one has built the 2.5VRT yet
What is the 2.5 from? I am not familiar with all the VW engines.Yes, but that is not the same engine. We know VR6 are very capable but no one has built the 2.5VRT yet
Just posted it here cause it’s kinda on topic. VRT swap and all..Yes, but that is not the same engine. We know VR6 are very capable but no one has built the 2.5VRT yet
it's from the terramont, the chinese version of the atlas. nothing sold here in the US, which is why this is such a special snowflake swap.What is the 2.5 from? I am not familiar with all the VW engines.
And will it sound similar to what is in the video because that sound gave me a chubby![]()
Yes sorry, internet being the pinnacle of nuance in sharing I wasn’t sure how to take what you sharedJust posted it here cause it’s kinda on topic. VRT swap and all..
Yes, it should sound similar to that if I straight pipe it. But given the cop’s stance on anything louder than OEM I am going to gradually raise the volume. Starting with a res delete and OEM rear muffler. I asked for some exhaust setup opinions above and am looking at all possibilities.What is the 2.5 from? I am not familiar with all the VW engines.
And will it sound similar to what is in the video because that sound gave me a chubby![]()
Hell ya! That’s the one. HPA enabled MPI on it and we’re gonna rock it. Using the RS3 LPFP and an uprated HPFP on the DDKA engine specifically for initial fuelling. Making an engine meant for an SUV shine in a mega hot hatch build means the engine has to change quite a bit and I’ll share all the details as we get deeper into the build.it's from the terramont, the chinese version of the atlas. nothing sold here in the US, which is why this is such a special snowflake swap.
It's a bit of a long story but tl;dr VW China had to keep a warehouse full of fully dressed and ready to use engines in the case of warranty claims against the Telagon/Terramont for a certain # of years. Once this time elapsed there were literally 100s of these engines which were going to go to the scrap bin.So how do you get the 2.5vr? What's that a love child of?